1. Michael D. Pawlovich, Ph.D., P.E.
“Analyzing traffic safety-related data serves my passion of providing a safer roadway for all travelers, be they
commuters, commercial drivers, families, motorcyclists, pedestrians, or whomever. Teasing out new insights,
generating unique analytical reports, and enhancing access to data and results have been my primary foci. To serve
my diverse customers, I continually strive to explore innovative methods of data analyses and combinations,
whether using existent databases or via newly developed databases.”
Dr. Pawlovich has more than 20 years of progressive traffic safety, transportation engineering, crash data, data
analysis, and research experience, including 15 years with the Iowa Department of Transportation Office of Traffic
and Safety (TAS). During this time he has served customers ranging from individual citizens, students, media,
legal, and local, state, and national colleagues, including public, consulting, and research. His experience includes:
- analysis of crash data,
- safety-related analyses,
- combining crash data with other data sets (e.g., road, traffic, pavement, bridge, etc.),
- database development (e.g., intersection, interchange, curve, safety features),
- utilization of Geographic Information Systems (GIS),
- development of analysis tools (GIS-based and SAS-based),
- research project management,
- statistical research,
- Bayesian statistical applications,
- Crash Modification Factor (CMF) development,
- Safety Performance Function (SPF) development,
- national study/panel participation,
- website development, and
- data visualization.
Throughout his career, his experience has morphed from doing to directing to teaching and enabling the next
generation. His principal foci are in the areas of traffic safety, statistical analysis, database development and
dissemination, automation, visualization, and GIS applications.
During his career, Dr. Pawlovich has served as Project Monitor (PM) involved in grant activities in excess of $2.8
million include funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA), the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT), and the Iowa Governor’s Traffic
Safety Bureau (GTSB). This research has led to the publication of 10 peer-reviewed journal articles and 8 technical
reports. He has served on several national study panels and maintains involvement with numerous Transportation
Research Board (TRB) committees, including membership on the Statistical Methods (ABJ80) committee.
Additionally, Dr. Pawlovich has taught the senior-level Highway Design course at Iowa State University the past
two spring semesters. This experience has re-familiarized him with and renewed his interest in the topics covered,
including but not limited to the planning and design process, horizontal and vertical alignment, highway capacity
analysis, pavement design, and work zone design, and piqued interest into future analyses regarding these features
and their impact on traffic safety. His teaching portfolio includes undergraduate courses in transportation
engineering, as well as guest lectures for graduate-level traffic safety, traffic engineering, and system safety courses
and training courses related to safety and safety analysis software.
Though primarily focused on traffic safety the past couple decades, Dr. Pawlovich continues to be extremely open to
alternative employment opportunities for his curious mind to explore. He is willing to entertain risk, especially in an
encouraging, supportive environment. He remains interested in data applications, whether analyses or visualization,

2. but is primarily oriented towards solving problems and improving the world (or at least a small corner) using his
unique skillset. As illustrated by his teaching experience as well as his history with TAS student interns, he remains
also interested in teaching and sharing his knowledge.
If interested in discussing possibilities, please review the attached VITA/resume, the Iowa DOT position description,
and the skill/endorsement list. If you remain interested, please contact him to begin a dialogue.
In his personal life, Michael has an unending passion for his family and all that engenders. His several children,
ranging from teenagers to toddlers, are a continual source of joy and discovery in his life. They frequently engage
him in activities including sports (soccer, running, taekwondo), arts (music, drawing, books), games (board, card,
electronic), and miscellaneous other (horses, rabbit hopping) too numerous to list. He and his family share their
nearly 130-year-old home with numerous pets. Due to the age of the home and a growing family, Michael has spent
many hours learning and applying construction skills to the maintenance and upgrading of this structure…including
electrical, plumbing (copper, PVC, and gas), carpentry and finish work, window replacement, cabinetry, and many
other. Finally, Michael lives his faith both through family and friends and by a couple decades of active
participation with the youth ministry of his local parish.

3. What I do currently:
 Data requests (see customer list and examples below)
o Simple
o Complex
 Data summarizations
o State Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)/Local Regional Safety Plans (LRSP) w/ “Forests” (examples)
 State
 County
 DOT District
 ISP District
 City
 MPO/RPA
o Comparables
 System: Interstate, US, State, Secondary, Municipal
 Road Classification: Interstate, Freeway, Expressway, Ramps, Multi-Lane Divided, Multi-Lane
Undivided, Two-Lane, Secondary Paved/Unpaved, Municipal Divided/Undivided
 Functional Class
 Key Emphasis Areas (per AASHTO) – crash and injury
 Safety Improvement Candidate Location (SICL)/Network Screening – intersection, curve,
segment
 Methodology
 Code
 Theory – Frequency, Rate, Severity, Equivalent Property Damage Only (EPDO), Severity
Index, Classical, Bayesian (Empirical, Full)
 Jurisdictional Divisions: State, District, County, City
 Problem ID (per Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB)) – County, City
 State-to-State Comparisons/Expected Values per FHWA method
 FHWA Highway Statistics
 NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts
 County-to-County Comparisons/Expected Values (also other jurisdictional divisions)
 Topical Breakdowns/Subsets – Highway, Vehicle, Driver, Special Users
 District, County, City Profiles/Summarizations – maps/tables
o Maps, Tables, Visualizations, Drill Downs/”Forests”
 Data
o Collection
o Standards/Guidelines – MMUCC (crash), MIRE (road), HPMS (roadway), NEMSIS (ISS/EMS), ANSI
D-16/D-20
o Maintenance
o Visualization
o Linkage
o Derivation
o Privacy
o Dissemination
o Quality, Edits – QA/QC
o Utilization, Interpretation, Analysis

4.  Data 6-pack (NHTSA/FHWA) & Data Quality 6-pack
o Data 6-pack: Crash, Road, Driver, Vehicle, ISS/EMS, Citation/Adjudication
 Crash: crash-wide, vehicle, driver, injured person, non-motorist
 Road/Roadway: road, traffic, bridge, pavement management, friction
o Data Quality 6-pack: Timeliness, Consistency, Accuracy, Accessibility, Linkage, Integration
o Association of Traffic Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP)
o Traffic Records Assessment (TRA)
o Iowa Statewide Traffic Records Coordination Committee (STRCC)
 Data Quality and Analysis Coordination (DQAC) committee chair
 Traffic Safety Data and Analysis (TSDA) website group – http://www.iowadot.gov/tsda/
o Go! Teams
o MAP-21 NPRMs
 Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
 HSIP Data
o Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES)
o NHTSA/NCSA State Data Systems (SDS)
o Crash Data Improvement Program (CDIP)
o Roadway Safety Data Partnership (RSDP)
o Roadway Data Improvement Program (RDIP)
 Performance Measures
o Supporting Data
o Setting/Meeting realistic and attainable goals
 Research/Studies
o Safety Performance Factors (SPFs) w/ ISU Statistics Dept.
 Model Development
 Curve SPFs
 Planned: rural, two-lane and expressway (and more)
o Crash Modification Factors (CMFs) w/ ISU/InTrans
o Risk Factors
o SHRP 2 – Rural Intersection Study
o SWZDI – Work Zone Speed Limits
o High Friction Surface Treatment (HFST) Curve pooled fund
o SafetyEdge (w/ VHB)
o Rural Safety Synthesis
o Friction Review – Policy Review
o Bridge Guardrail Study
o Low Volume Rural Roads Study
o Crash Analysis Manual development
o Safety Mobility Impacts – Winter Weather
o Data, data utilization, data visualization
o 3-D immersive environment
o Iowa Traffic Safety Data Services (ITSDS)
o Highway Safety Manual (HSM)
o Statistics/Bayesian Methods
 Network Screening

5.  Before/After Analysis
 4-lane to 3-lane Conversions
 2-lane to 3-lane Conversions
 Student/Intern Supervision
o 15 grad (9 committees)/undergrad (34)
o departments – civil engineering, computer science, statistics
 Software, Code, Systems
o GIS – ArcGIS/ArcMap
o SAS
o Crash Analysis Tools
 Iowa-specific: SAVER (built), CMaT (managed), Diagram Magic, Crash Magic Online
 web-SAVER RFP Development
 50 State Analysis Tool web-review: DOT, DPS/ISP, OHS/GTSB
o Structured Query Language (SQL)
o Web/HTML
 http://www.iowadot.gov/tsda/
 http://www.iowadot.gov/crashanalysis/
o FTP
 National Committees/Panels/Involvement
o Transportation Research Board (TRB)
 Member of ABJ80 – Committee on Statistical Methods (2014 – current)
 Friend of ABJ60 – Committee on Spatial Data and Information Science (current)
 Friend of AHB60 – Committee on Rail Grade Crossings (current)
 Friend of ANB10 – Committee on Transportation Safety Management (current)
 Friend of ANB20 – Committee on Safety (current)
 Friend of ANB25 – Committee on Safety Data Analysis and Evaluation (current)
o Strategic Highway Research Program 2 (SHRP 2)
 Naturalistic Driving Study (NDS)
 S07 Committee
o National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
 NCHRP 500 Series – Volume 22
 Animal-Vehicle panel
o FHWA CMF Development Training panel (2015)
o FHWA GIS for Safety panel (2015)
 Funding Sources
o NHTSA: 402, 408/405c
o FHWA: 157, 163, HSIP, HRRR, HSIP Secondary
o Iowa DOT: TSIP, SPR, SMS, IHRB, Outside Services

6. Major Recent/Ongoing Activities:
Activity Role Status
Web-based Safety Analysis Tool Lead Ongoing
Lane Departure CMF Development Monitor Ongoing
Iowa Crash Report Rewrite Team Co-Chair Ongoing
Crash Facts Development Team Co-Chair Ongoing
Safety GIS Portal Development Lead Ongoing
Design Exception Minimum Crash Criteria Lead Ongoing
Highway GIS Portal/Safety GIS Portal Team Ongoing
Curve Chevron CMF Development Monitor Ongoing
Rural Safety Synthesis Project TAC Ongoing
SHRP2 - NDS Intersection Study Monitor Ongoing
County, City, District Profile Automation Monitor Ongoing
Iowa-based SPF/CMF Development studies - project monitor Monitor Ongoing
Identification of HFST - curves Lead Ongoing
Comparables by Road Classification - curves Lead Ongoing
Comparables by Road Classification - segments Lead Ongoing
County Safety Plan Team - Data Team Ongoing
Comparables by Road Classification - intersections Lead Ongoing
Intersection Database Development team Team Ongoing
Segmentation Development team Lead Ongoing
Segment Safety Database Development team Team Ongoing
SHSP Advisory Team - Implementation Team Ongoing
SHSP Data Analysis - Web Portal team lead Lead Ongoing
SHSP Data Analysis - Web-based Analysis Tool team lead Lead Ongoing
Bayesian-based Safety Improvement Candidate Location (SICL)
list development Monitor Ongoing
Crash Report Form Update - 2015 - Co-Chair Co-Chair Ongoing
STRCC Data Quality and Analysis Coordination (DQAC)
Committee Chair Ongoing
SQL --> PC supporting Analysis Tools, Performance Measures,
Claims Management, Researchers, Partners Lead Ongoing
Friction Review Critical Crash Rate for Non-Interstate Team 2014
National I-80 Enforcement Project - Data Data 2013
Curve data analyses per Road Classification Data 2013
Intersection data analyses per Road Classification Data 2013
Interchange Database Development team Team 2013
Statewide Exit Loop Ramp Study Team 2013
Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) Data Driven Analysis
"Forests" Lead 2012
SHSP Advisory Team - Formulation Team 2012
Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) Kaizen Team 2012

7. Customers/Colleagues:
 Iowa DOT
o Highway Division
 Safety Section
 Traffic Section
 Methods
 Design
 Districts
 Materials
 Maintenance
 Bridge
 Location and Environment
o Motor Vehicle Division
 Driver Services
 Vehicle Services
 Motor Vehicle Enforcement
o Performance and Technology Division
 Research
 Analytics
 Strategic Communications
 WebTeam
 Traffic Operations
o Planning and Modal Division
 Systems Planning
 Other Iowa state agencies:
o Department of Public Safety (DPS)
 Iowa State Patrol (ISP)
 Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) (Office of Highway Safety)
o Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
o Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH)
 Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
 Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES)
 Federal agencies:
o Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
 SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Study (NDS)
o National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
 State Data Systems (SDS)
 Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS)
o Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
 Local agencies:
o Counties
o Cities
o Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)
o Regional Planning Affiliations (RPAs)
o

8.  Universities
o Iowa State University
 Civil Engineering
 InTrans/CTRE
 Computer Science
 Statistics
 Community and Regional Planning
o University of Iowa
o University of Northern Iowa
o University of Wisconsin – Madison
 UW-TOPS
 Consultants
o VHB
o HDR
o HNTB
o WHKS
o Cambridge Systematics
o CH2M-Hill
o HR Green
o several others…
 Worked with other states:
o Minnesota
o Wisconsin
o Missouri
o Mississippi
o Illinois
o Nevada
o Kentucky
o Michigan
o Tennessee
o several others…

9. Portfolio/Examples:
 Websites:
o Traffic Safety Data and Analysis: http://www.iowadot.gov/tsda/
o Crash Analysis Resources: http://www.iowadot.gov/crashanalysis/
o Zero Fatalities (data): http://ia.zerofatalities.com/
o Safety Performance Measures (data & team):
http://www.iowadot.gov/performance/safety.html
o Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) (data & team):
http://www.iowadot.gov/traffic/shsp/default.html
o ITSDS (manager): http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/itsds/
 Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)
o also topical breakdowns
o Local Regional Safety Plans (LRSP) – county, District, versions of above
 Iowa Running Averages
 State by State Expected/Comparisons
 Daily Fatality Count Forecasting
 Crash Calendar – topical
 web-based SAVER RFP (released 4/1/2015)